The Labor enquirer., 1887-03-05
GENERAL LABOR N1ws.
Ideas and Itsms Of lntsrsst to the
1 Workers Of tho
uni1n.
Done1tic.

PORTLAND, Or. Feb. 2e.-Ths Council
Of Federated Trades and Labor Orsani.
zations Of Oregon, which came into ex'
istence on January 81, held its second
meeting at Oregon City on February %
being the anniversary Of the expulsion
Of the Chinese from the town. There
were fifteen organizations represented
three being trades unions and the res,
local assemblies of K. of L. A declara'
tion Of principles was adopted and steps
were taken for the immediate submis
sion to all labpr organizations through
out the state, Of the same and Of the
constitution. Measures were also taken
BY the appointment Of organizers at diff
ferent points in the state to secure thor.
oueh circulation for the object and prin-
ciples Of the organization. Oregon City
Is somewhat difficult TO reach and return
from. and the presence Of go many local
assemblies was regarded as very aus
. cious sign. It is possible chat the K.
of l.. Of this state q, heartily sick of the
inaction to which they have been con-
demned for many months by the refusal
of the q. M. ". to appoint organizers
for fear Of selecting Anarchists. The
trades union delegates proposed and
supported eli ause m the declaration Of
PRINCIPLES setting out that this organiza.
ton is political and shall not take
part in any pilitical movement whatso.
ever. The Council. viewing the prob.
ability Of the formation Of strong Labor
party, refused to restrict its future lib
erty Of action by taking any such pledge.
NEWARK, N. IA few days ago the
general executive board forwarded the
command. THAT all cigarmakers.
packers or whosoever are employed in
the ecigar trade, VIII are members Of the
X. of L. and also mem bers of the Ipter-
national Cigarmakers' Union, must
withdraw froi n said union or leave the
order" Az soon as it was received the
command was loudly denounced, and
the Tobacco Worker and the Cigar
makers Asse mblies Henry Clay and
Defance), K. of L., held meetings and
decided that they would stand by the
International Union and leave the K. of
L. in body. There are now no K. Of
L. cigarmakefs Is in Newark, though the
trade is large, and all K. of L. cigars
for members Of the order who desire
them must be imported from other
cities. The action of the cigarmakers in
to the Int irrational is sup
ported by ma by of tn other labor or.
ST. LOUIS The X. of L. here are pre-
pairing strong protest against any ac-
tion tendlnp TO create trouble between
the order and trades unions.
The Henry George movement did not
in the Cincinnati conference.
John Swintol speak warmly in favor
Of its results. The permanent officers of
the conference we're
President A. j. Streator of Illinois.
Vice -Presid ents-R, V. Trevelick,
] ]. Woodland, Alabama G.
Cunningham. Arkansas; ]. R. Buch-
anan, Colorado; A. J. Martin. Connecti-
cut; E. ]. Curtis, Idaho; NJ. J. Kane,
Iowa; N. NJ. Dorm, Indian Territory;
J. II. Allen. Indiana P. P. Elder, Kan
sas; S. Seay, Kentucky; William Muir
ray, Massachusetts; NJ. B. Ely, Mississ-
ppi; d. N. T thompson, Missouri; J.T.
Nebrask "a; w. G. Brown,
New Hamps hire; o. Preston, New
York; John R. Winston, North Caro-
lima: John S4itz, Ohio; E. w. Pike. Or
egon; ]. P. Lane, Pennsylvania; ]. R.
Miles Tennessee; Holmes w. Merton,
Rhode Islam d /; R. ]. Sledge, Texas
James NJ. Lsidley, West Virginia; DR..
Juliet Severance, Wisconsin George V.
Smith, Wyoming Territory; Lee Gran
dali, District Of Colu umbia: J. o. Dean.
Dakota Territory.
Secre.arv--M. d. Shaw, Missouri.
Assistant SecretarY-D. P. Bliss, Mas
Reading Ulerk-George D. Lennon.
New York.
AT adjournment a National Execu-
tive committee was selected and among
the Western members we're:
P. Z. Davis of California, G. W. Pike
Of Oregon and Venable Smith of Wash
ington Territory.
The convention elected Thomas NJ.
Gruelle of Indiana chairman Of tGe Ma
tional Committee.
New YoRK, Feb. s8.-There are now
more than 5000 silk operatives out of
work at Paterson, NJ. The trouble
started with 1900 Divers, because their
employers " would no. agree to new
schedule Of wages and conditions. After
that the spinners an d workmen in other
were laid of, until now the
number is about one.third of all the
operators in the busi ness in the city. If
the strike keeps up two weeks longer
the remaining 10000 workers will be
idle. 1t is loss of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to the city and CONNER
cial business is greatly affected. D.
CHICAGO. Feb. 26. r. Nelson, master
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